Port of Kandla
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Kandla Port, officially known as Deendayal Port, is a seaport in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. The port is situated in the Kandla Creek and is 90 km from the mouth of Gulf of Kutch,[1] it is one of India's major ports on the west coast. It is about 256 nautical miles southeast of the Port of Karachi in Pakistan and about 430 nautical miles north-northwest of the Port of Mumbai. Kandla Port was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India.[2]
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Country | India |
Location | Kandla, Gujarat, India |
Coordinates | 23.0111687°N 70.1422601°E / 23.0111687; 70.1422601 |
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Operated by | Deendayal Port Authority |
Owned by | Deendayal Port Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India |
Type of harbour | Coastal breakwater, large seaport |
Official name | Deendayal Port Authority |
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The depth of the channel of port depends on the tide. This channel has a minimum depth of 13 meters.[1] It is the largest port of India by volume of cargo handled. Kandla Port was renamed as Deendayal Port in 2017 under the Indian Ports Act, 1908.[3]